Tag Archives: Revolutionary War

Comprehension Questions- Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain

By Esther Forbes

Grades 5-8; Genre - Fiction; GRL Z; AR pts: 13.0

Johnny is a fourteen year old apprentice as a silversmith living in Boston before the Revolutionary War.  He burns his hand and is not able to be a silversmith any more.  So he starts delivering the newspaper and gets caught up in taking sides with the rebels and the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House #22 Revolutionary War on Wednesday

 Revolutionary War on Wednesday

by Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie go back to the time of the Revolutionary War and find their second special writing needed to save Camelot.  They assist General George Washington as they attack the Hessians on a secret mission on Christmas Day. Continue reading →